Uber drivers face sitting an English test before hitting the road – at a standard fit for nine-year-olds

The tech firm is challenging Transport for London over plans to make prospective drivers pass a B1 English test

By MATT QUINTON

8th October 2016, 11:46 pm

Updated: 8th October 2016, 11:46 pm

UBER cabbies face sitting an English test before hitting the road – but it looks an easy ride.

New drivers for the car-hailing app firm will be quizzed under new rules.

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New drivers for the car-hailing app firm will be quizzed under new rules

The question, “Can you name the large bodies which rotate around the sun?” is just one of the questions new Uber drivers could face under new rules if they want to join their 50,000 workforce on the nation’s streets.

For years black cabbies have been made to take the Knowledge test before getting their licence.

But now Uber are challenging regulator Transport for London over plans to make prospective drivers pass a B1 English test - the same level given in schools to nine to 11-year-olds.

A sample of the simple questions

1. A piece of bed linen consisting of a large square of fabric is called what?
2. Who is a writer of poems?
3. What is a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding?
4. A performer who receives prominent billing is what?
5. What is the name for the large bodies which rotate around the sun?
6. What is the name given to a building that houses a collection of books?
7. What is a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent?
8. Which action is making a series of rhythmic movements in time to music?
9. What is a literary work based on the imagination, rather than fact?
10. What is an electronic device which receives signals and plays them as audio?

For years black cabbies have been made to take the Knowledge test before getting their licence

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